By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent BBC Carbon emissions in the Amazon region in 2019 and 2020 more than doubled compared to the average of the previous eight years, according to a new study. Deforestation for agriculture and fires were the main drivers of the increase, according to the authors. The scientists say that a “collapse” […]

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Biden clarifies COVID ‘Over’ comments: Pandemic ‘basically is not where it was’ by Brett Samuels The Hill NEW YORK — President Biden sought to clarify his comments from days earlier that the coronavirus pandemic “is over,” telling guests at a fundraiser that the COVID-19 situation is not as bad as it was. Biden attended a […]

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Rebecca Falconer Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, firefighters rescue a 91-year-old woman on Tuesday after flooding from Hurricane Fiona. Photo: Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps/Twitter President Biden approved a major disaster declaration for Puerto Rico and ordered federal aid to assist with recovery efforts in the areas affected by deadly Hurricane Fiona, the White House announced Wednesday evening. […]

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The tropical wave (Invest 98L) in the southeastern Caribbean Sea heading toward the Gulf of Mexico hasn’t changed much yet, but it’s expected to strengthen into a tropical storm by the weekend and possibly a hurricane by early next week, according to AccuWeather forecasters. Most computer models show the system moving northward into the Gulf around […]

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The Reuters Daily Briefing Thursday, September 22, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. Russia begins its massive war call-up, Iranian protesters torch police stations, and Japan intervenes to stem the yen’s falls Today’s biggest stories Russian police officers detain men during an unsanctioned rally, after opposition activists called for street […]

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By Santana Salmon Prominent Haitian group Family Action Network Movement (FANM) has strongly denounced the continued violence and hardships facing Haitians saying it is also “gravely concerned by the deteriorating situation in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince FANM said for a few days now, Haiti is under ‘total lock’, rendering the people hostage in their own land. […]

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MEXICO CITY, Sept 22 (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck western Mexico early on Thursday, claiming the life of a woman in Mexico City who fell and hit her head as residents evacuated their homes during the country’s second major temblor this week. The Mexico City government said the woman stumbled on the stairs […]

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LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Barbados has issued the world’s first government bond with a clause allowing payments to be suspended in the event of another global pandemic, a move expected to attract interest from dozens of other countries savaged by the COVID-19 crisis. The Caribbean has become something of a test region for sovereign […]

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MEXICO CITY, Sept 21 (Reuters) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Wednesday said Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Peru are at very high risk for the reintroduction of polio, as dwindling vaccination rates during the coronavirus pandemic has led to historic lows in protection against the illness. Regional vaccine coverage for polio […]

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By Ivelisse Rivera   SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Hurricane Fiona strengthened to a powerful Category 4 storm on Wednesday as it headed toward Bermuda after carving a destructive path through the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, where the storm left most people without power and up to eight dead. After making […]

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